The cassowary, the only bird that Australians fear ... According to CNN, it is as tall as a human being, has sharp eyes and shiny black feathers, walks on two feet with large and extremely sharp ...

The cassowary is one of the world’s largest birds, and it looks like a relic from another geologic era. It’s as tall as a person, has glossy black feathers and piercing eyes, walks on two feet ...

The dark shape moving through the water was a cassowary, a large flightless bird native to northeastern Australia known for its territorial and "dangerous" behavior, per the Department of ...

But a cassowary is not your regular garden bird ... Their feathers are glossy black; their legs are scaly. Their feet have just three toes—and the inside toe of each foot has evolved into ...

When he fell, he was attacked,” Taylor said. A cassowary, with the characteristic jet black body and distinctive bright blue neck and head feathers, could be seen on the property Saturday.